A critical revision of the Andrena Fabricius, 1775 of India, with the description of two new species (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) from Uttarakhand Author Gautam, R. K. Author Uniyal, V. P. Author Wood, Thomas J. 670C3E36-1D28-4FCA-887C-91D6116E6F9C Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, the Netherlands. thomas.wood@naturalis.nl text European Journal of Taxonomy 2024 2024-08-29 948 1 59 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2637/12143 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2024.948.2637 2118-9773 13511901 9985FD07-5280-41D9-B982-B175085AE5F8 25. Andrena ( Taeniandrena ) wilkella ( Kirby, 1802 ) Listed by Nurse (1904) : Kashmir; Meena & Dey (2019) : Kashmir; Ascher & Pickering (2023) . Remarks Nurse (1904) reported that A. convexiuscula ( Kirby, 1802 ) was “common” in Kashmir, A. conveixuscula being a known synonym of A. wilkella ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002 ) . The subgenus Taeniandrena is taxonomically complex and often defies morphological delineation ( Praz et al. 2022 ), and historical species concepts cannot be used in a modern context. Whilst it is clear that Nurse was referring to a species of Taeniandrena , its identity must remain obscure until genetic sampling of the Indian Taeniandrena fauna is possible, as it is highly likely that true A. wilkella is not present. It is therefore excluded from the Indian fauna.